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Slumping Bulls' Salmons: 'I just can't get it going' | Photos

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:03:46 +0000

Late Saturday night, John Salmons talked inside the Bulls' locker room in his typically thoughtful and ponderous manner.

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Enough About Vinny: The Other Problems Facing the Chicago Bulls

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:51:29 +0000

Saying that the Bulls are kind of struggling is like saying that Derrick Rose can kind of jump, or Joakim Noah kind of resembles Captain Caveman. But while Bulls fans everywhere are calling out for Vinny Del Negro's head (including myself), let's take a look at a few of the other problems facing a team that hasn't been competitive against a playoff team in nearly a month. 1. John Salmons is not Ben Gordon Salmons, who was acquired in a trade with Sacramento last season, was brought in to be a shooter. In his career, he's shot 45 percent and many Bulls fans (and I'm sure most executives) were hoping that he would soften the blow of losing last season's leading scorer Ben Gordon to free agency. While Gordon had superstar qualities and a knack for hitting clutch shots, he proved that he couldn't get the job done on a consistent enough basis to be paid the money that he wanted. Enter Salmons, a guy whose field-goal percentage had gone up pretty much every year since he entered the ...

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Salmons, Rose Lead Bulls

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:00:34 +0000

CHICAGO (AP) --John Salmons scored 22 points, Derrick Rose added 19 and the Chicago Bulls ended a five-game losing streak by beating the Detroit Pistons 92-85 on Wednesday night.

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Salmons, Rose help Bulls snap skid at 5 (AP)

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 03:52:59 +0000

John Salmons scored 22 points, Derrick Rose added 19 and the Chicago Bulls ended a five-game losing streak by beating the Detroit Pistons 92-85 on Wednesday night. Detroit's Ben Gordon made his return to the United Center and heard the boos from the crowd. Gordon, who led the Bulls in scoring the previous four seasons before signing a five-year, $55 million contract with Detroit in the...

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